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KILLING COMMENDATORE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Feb 2, 2019
Familiar tropes but not much plot in Haruki Murakami's 'Killing Commendatore'
With Haruki Murakami's latest novel, 'Killing Commendatore,' die-hard fans might find something to enjoy in the writer's trademark, albeit under-edited, style, but one gets the feeling Murakami has gotten too comfortable with his own style.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2018
English version of Haruki Murakami's latest multivolume novel 'Killing Commendatore' goes on sale in U.S.
An English translation of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami's latest novel, "Killing Commendatore" ("Kishidancho Goroshi" in Japanese), hit the shelves in the United States on Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 7, 2018
Haruki Murakami says good writing is what he can do to help people in times of trouble
Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami said Saturday writing good stories is the best he can do for victims of terrorist attacks and natural disasters such as the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 24, 2017
Conquering ‘Commendatore’: Murakami brandishes familiar lexicon in latest novel
Murakami's language has evolved over the course of his career, and knowing some of his tricks will help ease you into this 1,048-page novel.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 1, 2017
'Killing Commendatore': Murakami's latest lacks inspired touch of earlier works
Haruki Murakami has lost his magic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 25, 2017
'Tokyo: A Biography': Tracing the life of a city
Cities are intrinsically inviting subjects for a writer. Part human, part natural; arena of history and mantelpiece of memory — cities provide the setting for the archetypal encounter of the individual with the masses.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 23, 2017
What to prepare for when you're expecting one of Murakami's mammoths
Haruki Murakami has put scientists to shame. Harvard geneticists recently announced that they are two years away from bringing the wooly mammoth back from extinction, while Murakami is releasing his latest mammoth tonight: His novel "Kishidancho Goroshi" will be published in two 500-page volumes via Shinchosha and given the English title "Killing Commendatore," according to the publisher's website.

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